SCHOOLOF MUSIC

Preparing Musicians for life

100 Year Anniversary Reunion in 2006

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ALSO INSIDE:Keeping in Touch

Call for Nominations

Award Winners

Alumni Profiles

Fall Homecoming—It’s Back!

S E A S O N ’ S G R E E T I N G S F R O M B R A N D O N U N I V E R S I T Y

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ON THE COVERCaitlin Coppell, first-year music student

Photo: Colin Corneau6 University Campaign and Annual Fund 8 School of Music: Preparing Students for Life

19 Homecoming: It’s Back!24 In Your Words25 Get the Job You Want

4 President’s Message5 BU News and Highlights

12 Keeping in Touch/In Memoriam17 Brandon University Alumni Association Greetings18 Alumni Events and Awards20 Alumni Profiles22 Foundation Message23 Presidents’ Circle & Planned Giving26 BU Athletics27 Bobcat Schedule/

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One of my earliest and most pleasurable memories ofchildhood is hearing the strains of opera from my father’sradio on Sunday afternoons. It was music that encouragedthe imagination, inspired my visual memory and hoveredin my dreams.

Music—the language for the soul. It does not matter whetheryou are Chinese, Scottish or Italian, music is something thattouches and speaks to and for all cultures. Brandon Universityhas been the home to a music program for 100 years. It wasthe first music school west of London, Ontario and as I liketo point out to the presidents of western universities, it still is.The University’s School of Music has prospered and floweredover the last 50 years because it has attracted the best and thebrightest from everywhere in North America.

The upcoming year will see a special salute to our Music facultyand will include a fundraising campaign for music at BU. Wewill raise money for scholarships and bursaries, instrumentsand equipment, concerts and touring, jazz studies and musician-in-residence endowments, to ensure that we continue to provide a world-class education in music.

I take this opportunity to ask you to join me in a symbolic“Standing Ovation” for the continued excellence of our Musicfaculty. If I could break into an aria, I would. We have a lotto be proud about at Brandon University. Our Music facultyand graduates are a special case. To all of them, Bravo.

Louis P. Visentin, Ph.DPresident & Vice-Chancellor, Brandon University

PRESIDENT’SMESSAGE

Brandon University’s Chancellor, The Right HonourableEdward R. Schreyer is the focus of the new book A View fromthe Ledge: An Insider’s Look at the Schreyer Years, which givesus an inside look at Manitoba’s first NDP government fromthe unique perspective of Herb Schulz. Mr. Schulz served asMr. Schreyer’s special assistant from 1971-1977, while Mr.Schreyer was the first NDP premier of Manitoba. This closeaccount of political decisions that have helped to shapeManitoba is brash, opinionated, exciting and funny. A View from the Ledge: An Insider’s Look at the Schreyer Yearswill be a treat for anyone interested in Manitoba’s history and politics.

Mr. Schulz and Mr. Schreyer treated the Brandon community to a special launch of the book on November 1 at Brandon University. Thanks to all those who joined us.

NEW BOOK FOCUSESON BU CHANCELLOR

Author Herb Schulz

The Right Honourable Edward R. Schreyer, former Governor General, former Manitoba Premier and current Brandon University Chancellor.

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NEWS & HIGHLIGHTSTwo New Canada Research Chairs Join BU Faculty of Arts

BU welcomes two new Canada Research Chairs to the Faculty of Arts: Dr. SterlingEvans, Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair in History, will focus hisresearch efforts on agricultural dependencies and markets, environmental change,and conservation issues within the Plains region of North America, knowledge ofwhich will lead to a better understanding of trade agreements such as NAFTA.Dr. Di Brandt, Professor of English and Canada Research Chair in Creative Writingand Literature, will focus on developing interdisciplinary multimedia approachesto eco-poetic thinking and creative writing that will address contemporaryenvironmental issues in vital, imaginative ways, and help to expand the influenceof poetry as an important form of research and mode of creative and critical thinking.

BU and Partners Receive $1 Million Research Grant

to Look at Aboriginal Curriculum Initiatives within the Arts

In April, BU was awarded a five-year $1 million grant from the Community-University Research Alliance (CURA) program of the Social Sciences andHumanities Research Council (SSHRC) to examine the impact of Aboriginal culturalinstruction on learning, school attendance and retention of Aboriginal students.Dr. Helen Armstrong, an associate professor in BU’s Faculty of Education, is headingthe project along with Dr. Barbara Gfellner and Dr. Barry Corenblum, both psychologyprofessors within the BU Faculty of Science; Leon Simard, of the AboriginalEducation Directorate of Manitoba Education, Citizenship, and Youth from theProvince of Manitoba; Lorne Keeper of the Manitoba First Nation EducationResource Centre; and Leah LaPlante of the Manitoba Métis Federation. This projectwas one of 15 chosen by CURA from a competition of over 125 proposals.

BU School of Music Receives Rare Violin

Brandon University has added a very special ‘new’ item to the School of Music’sbank of string instruments. On September 21, Dr. William Chefurka (B.Sc. ’46)donated a 162-year-old Vuillaume violin, at an estimated total value of $50,000,to the school. The violin will specifically benefit BU students, as Dr. Chefurkastipulated that they be allowed to play the instrument.

BU Piano Professor Nominated for Western Canadian Music Award

Brandon University professor and world-renowned pianist Alexander Tselyakovwas nominated for a 2005 Western Canadian Music Award in the OutstandingClassical Recording category for his CD Live at the Lorne Watson Recital Hall,Brandon University: 20th Century Piano Album. If you would like to purchase acopy of the CD, please contact the BU Campus Bookstore at 204.727.9742.

BU Welcomes New Men’s Basketball Coach

Barnaby Craddock joined BU as head coach of the men’s basketball program onJuly 1, 2005. Originally from Vancouver, Craddock was the Assistant Men's Coachat the University of Winnipeg for the 2004/2005 season before coming to BU. Inaddition, he was an assistant coach with the Men’s and Women's programs at theUniversity of Lethbridge, including a stint as the interim head coach of theWomen's program. Craddock, who has a Bachelor's degree in kinesiology from theUniversity of Lethbridge and intends to pursue a Master's Degree in coaching, also hasthree years of CIS coaching experience as well as experience coaching in Europe.

BU Bobcats Volleyball Gets Underway

The first BU Bobcats men’s and women’s volleyball seasons got underway inSeptember under the direction of head coaches Lee Carter (Women’s) and RussPaddock (Men’s). Carter counts among his many successes leading the women’svolleyball program at Grande Prairie Regional College in Alberta to two provincialtitles and finishing as high as second in Canada during his five-year tenure as headcoach there. An elite-level volleyball player for 20 years, Paddock has played for theUniversity of Manitoba, the Canadian National Team, and professionally in Belgiumand Germany. Since turning his focus to coaching eight years ago, he has beenhead coach of the Manitoba Provincial Midget Teams and of Team Manitoba for the2001 Canada Summer Games, where he won the bronze medal.

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This is just a sample of the wealth of new and exciting things that have happened at BU in the past few months. For more information about any of thesestories, or about what is happening at BU right now, please visit www.brandonu.ca/news. To stay up to date, sign up for the BU News & Highlights emailby sending a message to communications@brandonu.ca.

WCMA nominee Alexander Tselyakov

Men's Volleyball Coach Russ Paddockhosts a clinic

Men's Basketball Coach Barnaby Craddock

Canada ResearchChair in HistorySterling Evans

Dr. William Chefurka with the violin he donated

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Launched on May 28, 2004,The BU & YOU CAMPAIGN is themost ambitious and encompassingfundraising initiative in the historyof Brandon University!

After only a year and a half on thecampaign trail, funds and pledgesraised are quickly approachingour target goal of $8 million,thanks to the hard work of ourvolunteers, staff and the giftsfrom our many alumni, friends,and supporters. Without yourtremendous support thus far, wewould not have realized theseearly successes.

We continue to direct our fundraising efforts to Growingthe campus infrastructure,Enhancing learning and teachingresources, and Succeeding withresearch and endowments. Asthe gifts and support roll in, we have already started seeingpositive changes.

BU is an outstanding institutionwith unique program offerings atboth the undergraduate andgraduate level.

B U & Y O UC A M PA I G N

We are in the midst of another exciting year oflearning at Brandon University. Students havebeen busy settling in on campus, opening newbooks, meeting new friends, and finding classes.Remember those days?

Thanks to past contributions from you and otheralumni, these students will continue to enjoy thesame rich and vibrant learning environmentthat you experienced. We recognize how important this is to these current and futurestudents, and to alumni like you. In conjunctionwith the BU & YOU Campaign, the AnnualFund gives you an opportunity to give directly toyour faculty or school, or to any other area ofinterest, as outlined on the enclosed reply card.

Our student callers will be contacting you overthe next few weeks to ask for your support. Or, you can give now by filling out the enclosed pledge card or visiting our Web siteat www.brandonu.ca. Together, we can play avital role in the future of our students, and inensuring that Brandon University continuesits rich history of excellence in education.

Annual Fund2005-06

Dr. Tom Breneman, DMD

BU & You Campaign Chair

2005 - 2006 student callers.

For more information on making a gift, please contactthe Department of Institutional Advancement at204.727.7374 or 1.877.BU.2.GIVE (1.877.282.4483) or development@brandonu.ca

R E M I N D E RTo be eligible for a 2005 income tax receipt, all donations to BrandonUniversity must be received on or before December 31, 2005. Cheques should be made payable to the Brandon University Foundation andreceived on or before December 31, 2005. Gifts can be made on-line at http://alumni.brandonu.ca/contribute.asp

Your financial contribution andsupport to the BU & YOUCampaign will ensure that thefuture of Brandon Universityremains vibrant.

Watch the next issue of theAlumni News Magazine for ourcampaign’s successful and anticipated early completionreport.

Help us get there. Please givetoday.

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Raymond Bailey, B. Sc. ‘44, looked back to hisexperiences as a boy growing up in Brandon, for hisnew book, Tadpole to Little Frog (in a big pond).

The memoir includes Bailey’s miracle birth (tadpole) andgrowth to a young adult (little frog). In the story, Baileyacknowledges that divine guidance seems to be at work inhis life—he survived a caesarean birth, the near fatalloss of an eye, unconsciousness after a dive into shallowwater, and an adventure that resulted in getting on thewrong streetcar, amongst other things.

Readers will enjoy Bailey’s tales of school life in the 30s,swimming naked in the Assiniboine River, surviving thedepression by theft, and enjoying teenage love and collegelife during wartime. His adventures as a member of theCanadian Officer’s Training Corps (COTC) include faking20/20 vision in his false eye, being arrested for desertionat Shilo Army Summer camp and ending up in militaryhospital. His adventures with Clark Hall girls helpingthem enter residence after curfew are revealing. Baileystarted his teaching career by being seconded toKillarney, MB for a month and stayed three years.

Raymond Ronald Bailey was born in Brandon in 1922,and after a public school education completed aBachelor of Science degree at Brandon College in 1944.Bailey pursued further studies at the University ofManitoba, where he earned a Diploma in Education (‘46),followed by Bachelor of Education (‘57) and Master ofEducation (‘66) degrees. During his teaching career,Bailey was strongly committed to teacher professionalismthrough his involvement with the Manitoba Teachers’Society. He was also associated with the promotion ofeducational adjuncts, Home, School and PublicLibraries, as well as being an early advocate and userof computers in the classroom. Bailey married JoanPettipher in 1949, and they had four children. Joanpassed away after a battle with cancer in 1988, and Baileyhas since remarried, to Barbara, who he currentlyresides with in Winnipeg. Ray and Barbara establishedthe Bailey Family Award in Science at Brandon University.

James H. Nelson, B.A. ’42 began his new book A God for the Twenty-First Century: A Personal Quest, asa spiritual search wrapped up in a hobby.

Born on a farm in Manitoba, 12 miles northeast of Brandon,and raised in a strict religious manner, Nelson began todoubt the infallibility of the Bible before he was sent tocollege. It was an experience he was talked into by hisBrandon College residence friends, however, that provided the spark for what would, 60 years later,become his book.

“These friends were theology students,” writes Nelson.“They persuaded me to be a substitute minister for aSunday in a neighboring town. I read a good ten minutesermon I had written and substituted a poem for theusual long pastoral prayer, and the service was finishedin just over thirty minutes. I was not asked to do it again.”

“The experience taught me that I would not be comfortablein the ministry,” Nelson continues, “but my interestin the true history of the Bible and religions continuedwith casual reading and scanning the new book releases.”

Now retired after forty years as a physician, and with agrown family, Nelson has had more time to researchthe theological subjects that interested him for so long.

“From my youth I had an interest in world religions andtheir real history,” he writes, “not just what was taught todevout followers like my dedicated Christian parents.Nothing was to be untouchable. Nothing was to betaken on faith alone.”

Nelson recruited the help of historians, archaeologists,and religious scholars in his search, keeping notes andeventually deciding to put his thoughts in writing. Theresult is A God for the Twenty-First Century: A PersonalQuest, a book in which Nelson explores religions fromall over the world, and the evolution of their conceptsand dogmas.

“An appeal is made for tolerance of other religions—as against the arrogance of most fundamentalists,”says Nelson, “There are no Chosen People. A basis ofmorality is suggested that brings all mankind togetherto prolong quality of life on our planet despite ourown exploitation, pollution and overpopulation.”

Doctor Turns Personal Quest into Book

BU Alumnus Mines Childhood inWestern Manitoba for New Book

A God for theTwenty-First Century:

A Personal Quest, published by

Vantage Press Inc.419 Park Ave. S.

New York, NY10016

Available now onAmazon.com,

in bookstores soon.If you would like a copy of Tadpole to Little Frog, please contact Raymond Bailey directly at 204.831.9563, or email bigugh@mts.net. Copies of his book will also be available for sale at BU Campus Books and Pennywise Books, 1031 Rosser Avenue, Brandon MB (204.728.2665)

Dr. James H. Nelson, B.A. '42Raymond R. Bailey, B.Sc. '44

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A few weeks ago, more than 100 current music majors—flutists, violinists, pianists, singers, saxophonists and many others—gathered outside the Queen Elizabeth II Music building to posefor this photograph. Though the remaining 50 or so enrolled this year were busy with academicobligations, this year's total number of university-level music students is a concrete illustration ofhow the School has grown in the past 100 years. Furthermore, there are more than 500 studentsin the Conservatory affiliated with the School of Music for a total of more than 650 students. Inretrospect, in 1906, there were only 52 students who took the first conservatory-style music lessons offered at Brandon College, in the 1906 version of Clark Hall, which was then a finishingschool and residence for young women.

“The progression of any institution rarely occurs in a straight line. There is a continuum to it, butin addition to direction, it has breadth. It would be difficult—and this is a good thing—to draw astraight line from 1906 to 2006. Where there has been a progression, however, is in the contributionof directors, deans and faculty members that have left an indelible mark on the programming anddirection of the School of Music,” says Dr. Glen Carruthers, School of Music alumnus (B.Mus. '77)and current Dean of Music. “When I look back, the development of the School has been one thatis extremely rich. It's quite extraordinary to see what Lorne (Watson) contributed to the Schooland to consider the succession of deans that have made it a different place from what it wasbefore. The richness of the School today is a result of the cumulative efforts of very dedicatedpeople.”

In its beginnings, the School of Music was simply called the Department of Music at BrandonCollege, as Brandon University was known from its inception until 1967. Instruction in piano,voice and theory were offered at the conservatory level, though some of the serious studentseventually did complete the requirements for a licentiateship diploma, an A.T.C.M. or a post-graduate diploma in music. During that first fall, there were two faculty members dedicated toteaching music—Constance Newton focused on voice while Abbie Helmer Vining taught piano.

By Joanne F. Villeneuve

“I’ve really gotten a lot

from BU. I like Brandon.

I like the University

and I think it’s a good

school. I think the

School of Music is

doing great things

right now. I really

enjoy working with

(Dean) Glen Carruthers

and I think Kerry

DuWors is doing a

great job in the violin

department. I feel

proud of the School

and I have the chance

to give something back

and to help out. If

whatever profile I have

can help the School

out in some way, I

certainly want to do

that.”

—Dr. James Ehnes, violinist

Preparing Musicians for LifeSCHOOLOF MUSICALUMNINEWS

2005 School of Music students. Photo: Colin Corneau

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something that worked into a university musicdegree,” says Dr. Watson. “It was Peg Sharpereally, after I got to Brandon, who was myanchor. I would not have stayed here if not forPeg. She agreed with everything I felt about thisplace. That's where it started.”

Therefore, with her help, Dr. Watson’s missionbecame the rebuilding of the department.During the next 34 years, he accomplished thisand so much more. Within a few years of hisarrival, it became evident that his dream couldbe realized. A decade later, first-year history andharmony became part of the curriculum ascredits toward an arts degree, followed closelyby the implementation of instruction for strings.

By 1963, not only was the department's reputationrestored, but it was renamed the School ofMusic, instrumental instruction was availablefor many more instruments, Bachelor of MusicEducation and Applied Music programs were inplace, a separate Conservatory was established,and the department was given its own home,which is now part of the Health Studies complex.This first new music building was officiallyopened by the noted pianist, composer and conductor Sir Ernest MacMillan. He is but oneof many illustrious musicians who have visitedand shared their expertise with the School’s

students over the years. Others include LeopoldGodowsky, William Aide, S.C. Eckhardt-Gramatté, Deirdre Irons, R. Murray Schafer,George Crumb, Bob Brookmeyer, Marc-AndréHamelin, James Ehnes and countless others.

“I was in Hamilton examining one spring and Iwas allowed to offer a job at $10,000 to AlbertPratz—he was Canada's leading violinist—in1964. He had been concertmaster of the CBCOrchestra and of Toscanini’s NBC Orchestra,”says Dr. Watson, who managed to attract severalhigh profile teachers to the School.

In the 1960s, the School’s choral tradition wasenhanced by the appointment of LeonardMayoh, who brought national attention toBrandon by conducting award-winning ensembles. In 1966, a nationally-acclaimedchamber group, the Halifax trio, was invited tobe artists-in-residence. The following year, allthree musicians—violinist Francis Chaplin, ’cellistEdward Bisha and pianist Gordon Macphersonbecame faculty members and renamed themselvesthe Brandon University Trio.

“My colleagues and I enjoyed it so muchbecause there was a chance to play and to teachand we found the students very stimulating.There was a fine faculty and we had come

Original Building and Clark Hall1906 - 1962

“The BU School of

Music goes back 100

years and is respected

by musicians all across

Canada. Sometimes

with tradition comes a

lack of vitality and a

smugness, but not so

at BU. It is an exuberant

environment, and that

always is a result of

energized and motivated

good will, leadership

and teaching. It is also

appropriate that this is

the University of

Tommy Douglas. His

spirit and charm

pervades all. From this

Prairie boy, hats off

and sincere thanks. A

toast to your charms

BU.” —Dr. Tom Cochrane,

singer/songwriter

The following year, William Lewis Wright became the department's first director. A studentof Leopold Godowsky, he guided the music program and established strict standards forboth students and faculty. He inspired excellence in the teachers for the benefit of allmusic students. During his stint as director, Professor Wright kept the program healthyuntil the beginning of World War II.

While affiliated with McMaster University until 1938 and subsequently with the Universityof Manitoba until 1967, both the voice and piano program at the Brandon CollegeDepartment of Music garnered national notice and respect. However, the lean war yearstook their toll on the college and after 40 years of service, Professor Wright retired, leavinghis former student Peggy Sharpe, who had been a faculty member for the past four years,as acting director in 1947.

“Then, Dr. Evans sent Walter Dinsdale to Toronto to interview me and he brought a college calendar, which looked so wonderful, and I was sold. There was a graduate diploma in piano—that means something pretty important—and as far I knew, that didn'texist anywhere else in Canada. I think that I just felt so lucky that they suggested me forthis and that I, without any experience, had fallen into an opportunity to do what I reallywanted to do with my life—be involved with music in a university,” says Dr. LorneWatson, who became director the following year, and developed a close working relationship with Sharpe until her retirement in 1981.

“Well, I arrived out here and was completely disillusioned. They hadn't offered this program for ten years because of the Depression. That was the sad state when I arrived ata little college, which had a music department, but it was really a little conservatoryteaching kids. So, I decided that I wasn't going to stay more than a year because I wanted

Queen Elizabeth II Music Building1985 - present

Music Building1963 - 1985

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during Lorne Watson's tenure and always foundhim to be very agreeable and someone toadmire,” says Prof. Macpherson. “It was a smallschool, but it had an awful lot of enthusiasm,some fine musicians on staff and some fine students as well. I think we maintained a prettyhigh standard.”

In 1982, Prof. Macpherson was appointed deanof music—the first to assume this position withits new title—for five years, but he remained atthe School to teach until 1991. Some of thehighlights of his tenure as dean were the implementation of the Master of Music(Performance and Literature) and Master ofMusic Education programs—devised by hispredecessor—and the construction of theQueen Elizabeth II building. “I was veryinvolved in that and [it’s opening] was a veryimportant event. The Queen’s visit was somethingto remember,” says Prof. Macpherson. “I thinkthat my time at Brandon was very well spent. Ienjoyed the academic life and found Brandon avery congenial place to live.”

Taking the reins from Macpherson was long-time professor and pianist, Dr. Lawrence Jones,who stayed in the position until 1992. His firstexperiences at Brandon College came when, asa teen, he took lessons from Dr. Watson in theoriginal Clark Hall space. Years later, in 1961,he joined the ranks of the faculty.

“It's not an obvious place to have a musicdepartment. Brandon is small and the institutionwas relatively modest in size, but music has along history here,” says Dr. Jones. “I was readyto become part of a new wave of university-level instructors in music and just happened toarrive when the programs were expanding. Itwas very stimulating and very challenging. Tosome extent, we were making things up as wewent along, although we had many models tofollow and to base our curriculum upon. But,we also did a fair amount of improvising."

From his first years at the School, Dr. Jonesremembers a shared spirit of experimentationand the drive to move ahead. The result wasgrowth—in numbers, in accolades, in reputation.Though it has meant more work in many ways,he states that one of the reasons why the Schoolhas thrived is due in part to the directors’ anddeans’ dedication to inspire students and tolook beyond, to a national and internationalscope.

“Starting with having very few advantages, theSchool built on a sense of commitment and tradition and that, to some extent, is self-perpetuating.It was exciting to be part of a growing institutionand to welcome students who were increasinglywell prepared and increasingly from differentparts of the world,” says Dr. Jones.

For a few years in the ’90s, Dr. T. PatrickCarrabré continued to propel the School intothe future. Though there were drastic budgetreductions, one of the highlights of this periodwas the creation of a student string quartet.

“It was a great time to have some high-levelstring students on scholarship and working as agroup,” says Dr. Carrabré. “I guess we werestarting to chart the course toward some of thechanges that have happened now. We startedlooking at curriculum initiatives. We hadMurray Schafer and Gary Kulesha as StanleyKnowles Professors. There was a nice exchangewith Costa Rica. It was a time when thingsstarted to change and when the School wasreassessing itself.”

Now in his seventh year at the helm of theSchool, Dr. Carruthers has had to make his fairshare of decisions. By the late 1990s, for example, the string program had fallen on hardtimes. Despite this, he hired new instructorsand today, the program has attracted a stable ofaspiring violinists, violists and ’cellists, as wellas the attention of international recording artistJames Ehnes, who gives annual masterclasses atthe School as the Francis Chaplin GuestProfessor of Violin.

“I’m very proud of having taken a program thatwas in jeopardy, and with the cooperation of thefaculty, built it back up,” says Dr. Carruthers,who has also established a significant concertseries based at the School. “The pro series hashad wonderful success and has gotten strongerevery year. The audiences have gotten largerand the profile has increased hugely over theyears," he continues. “This year, we addedanother concert series—the dean's series. Now,when people think of music in SouthwesternManitoba, one of the first things they think of is the pro series at BU. It’s essential for our students and for the community that we bringto the campus as many important musicians aswe possibly can.”

What could have been a major problem has presented unequalled opportunities for the

Glen CarruthersDean, School of Music, 1998 - Present

T. Patrick CarrabréDean, School of Music, 1992 - 1995

Lawrence JonesDean, School of Music, 1987 - 1992

Gordon McphersonDean, School of Music, 1982 - 1987

Lorne WatsonDirector of Music, Brandon College,

1948 - 1963; Director,School of Music, 1963 - 1981

William Lewis WrightDirector of Music,

Brandon College, 1907 - 1947

S C H E D U L E O F E V E N T S

Friday, August 18

07:00 PM – 10:00 PM Wine & Cheese ReceptionKinsmen Rehearsal Hall, BU School of Music

Saturday, August 19

09:30 AM – 10:00 AM Late Registration10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Rehearsals12:00 PM – 01:30 PM Lunch (not provided)01:30 PM – 02:15 PM Campus Tours 03:00 PM Reunion Concert – Outdoors at the School of Music 06:00 PM – 07:00 PM Reception – Main Dining Hall07:00 PM Reunion Banquet – Main Dining Hall

Sunday, August 20

11:00 AM – 02:00 PM Family barbecue at Eleanor Kidd Park, 18th St.

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current dean. Because many members of the faculty had beenhired in the 1960s, retirements have been numerous since hisarrival.

“One of the things that we've done that's been a big change isto introduce the jazz studies program. That's a direct result of reconfiguring positions that became available through retirements. That was a direction that was long overdue,” saysDr. Carruthers. Dr. Carruthers also notes that applications tothe School have increased substantially over the years, but hehas restricted enrolment to 50 new students each year.

“Things were unstable when I arrived, for a variety of reasons.There had been a couple of Acting Deans and there were a lotof issues that needed immediate attention. So, I would say thatalthough the faculty is changing, things have stabilized somewhat at the School. As a unit, the faculty works together.There's tremendous cooperation and we're all facing basicallythe same direction,” he says. “The important thing for me isnot growth in terms of size, but growth in terms of quality andthat's something that we have been achieving and that we'recommitted to in the coming years.”

The School of Music's future is directly related to the people—the professors, the students—who have believed in its worthand continue to appreciate its merits. “The School has a kind ofmagic about it that is not to be underestimated,” says Dr.Carruthers. “Those of us who have come through the programas students, those of us who teach here, those who are in theprogram now—there are very few that take the School forgranted. We're all aware, I think, of what a privileged positionwe're in to be able to participate in the life of this remarkableSchool of Music.”

Planning is now underway for the 2006 School of Music reunion.Carruthers notes, “This is the perfect opportunity for us toreflect on our successes and to celebrate the continuing traditionof musical excellence at BU. I look forward to spending August18-20, 2006 with several generations of friends and graduatesof the School of Music.”

For more information, about the School of Music and the reunion nextsummer, please visit www.brandonu.ca/Music/reunion2006/events.asp.

SCHOOL OF MUSIC REUNION 2006

Brandon University School of Music100th Anniversary Reunion

18-20 AUGUST 2006

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ALUMNINEWS

Keeping inTOUCHCATHERINE (née ANDREWS) ACKLAND B.A. ‘38

Catherine lives in Victoria, BC and has been a director of achorus group at the Monterey Centre in Oak Bay for over 22years. Music has always been a part of Catherine’s life. Duringher days at Brandon College, she sang soprano in the chapelchoir. She has also directed church choirs and enjoys craftsand volunteering her time at the Monterey Seniors Activity Centre.

DILYS (née PEARCE) COLLIER B.A. ‘58, B.Ed. ‘80

Dilys recently moved to Red Deer, AB from St. Albert, ABwith husband Ken Collier. In 1987, she graduated with a M.Ed.from the University of Saskatchewan where she worked asSenior Counsellor for the Saskatoon Family Service Bureau. In1997, they relocated to Alberta where she has been workingas a Clinical Social Worker. They have three children and twogranddaughters.

DIANE HENDERSON B.Sc. ‘67

After 20 years of owning an H&R Block franchise in Boissevainand The Pas, MB, Diane and her husband Morley have recently retired and now reside in Neepawa, MB.

JEFF HOLMES B.Mus. ‘72

Jeff has taken a Masters in Opera Performance and Productionat UBC and taught in Red Lake, ON for 20 years. Jeff hasbeen a negotiator and federation politician. He was Presidentof the Ontario Public School Teachers’ Federation in 1996-97.He is now Director of Pension and Economic Affairs for theOntario Teachers’ Federation in Toronto. Jeff and his wifeLorene (née Hicks, B.Sc. ’72) now live in Mississauga, ON.

BOB WIEBE B.Mus. ‘76

Bob is employed with Mennonite Church Manitoba and oversees the progams and operations of three year-roundcamps/conference centres in Manitoba—Assiniboia (Headingly),Koinonia (Boissevain) and Moose Lake (Sprague). Bob alsoworks in other areas of Christian education as well.

VERNA WIEBE B.Mus. ‘76

Verna is employed as an adjunct faculty member in the musicdepartment at Canadian Menonnite University, where sheteaches piano, collaborative piano, rudiments and keyboardskills. She is also an active collaborative pianist, performingwith the Winnipeg Singers and various soloists and groups.

DONNA CALVO B.T. ‘77

Donna is living in Victoria, BC and is working at Luther CourtSociety. She may be contacted at dcalvo@luthercourtsociety.org.

RANDALL DYCK B.Sc. ‘79

Randall has spent 20 years in the IT industry designingand developing systems and the last five years teachingcourses at a technical university. He has built systems forairlines, banks, retail and transportation firms. He likesgolfing, hiking, and horseback riding. He also holds a 4thdegree black belt and continues to teach in the martial arts area. He holds a PhD in Business and TechnologyManagement from Northcentral University with a specialtyin Electronic Commerce. Randall may be contacted atrdyck@nucleus.com or at his Web site atwww.nucleus.com/~rdyck/.

KATHIE (née GRANGER) GORDON B.Mus. ‘79 & BILL GORDONKathie has been teaching K–6 music in the Brandon SchoolDivision for the past 25 years. Kathie has completed Level IIIOrff and Kodaly courses and participates in local music organizations such as the Brandon Branch of the ManitobaMusic Educators. Bill has been teaching at BU for 35 years. Inrecent years he has taught courses in history, theory, appliedFrench horn instruction, and audio engineering. This year heaccepted a new position as Acting Associate Registrar ofBrandon University half-time, in addition to his half-time musicload, and is enjoying the new challenge. Bill and Kathie havetwo children, Patrick (18) and Emma (15). Bill is looking forwardto conducting the reunion band next summer.

COLLEEN (née DOW) CLARKE B.Mus. ‘80

Following graduation, Colleen sang with the VancouverChamber Choir for a few years, then with Northwest Opera.After taking some time out to raise her family, Colleen continued to teach privately. She presently sings locally withthe Lyric Singers and teaches privately from her home studio.Colleen lives in Delta, BC with her husband Paul. They havefour children, Anthony (18), Scott (16), Kelly (13), and Mitch (12).

BARRIE BARRINGTON B.Mus. ‘82

& LORI (née PUETZ) BARRINGTON B.Mus. ‘81

Barrie and his wife Lori live in Delta, BC. After BU, Barrie continued his studies at UBC and earned his M.Mus. andD.M.A. Barrie is now a full-time instructor at Douglas Collegein New Westminster, BC, and is also a busy adjudicator. Lori isa Medical Office Manager and a dedicated runner who hascompleted numerous marathons.

ANGELA FOSTER B.G.S. ‘85

Angela has been living in Calgary, AB for the last eleven yearsand is working in the oil and gas sector.

BRENT LEGG B.Mus. ‘85/B.G.S. ‘89

Brent has been teaching recorder and harpsichord in theEchkardt-Gramatté Conservatory of Music since 1990. Hecompleted Associate Diplomas in Recorder Performance in2002 and Pedagogy in 2003 with the Royal Conservatory ofMusic. He plans to graduate with a Masters of Music degreein early 2006.

JANET (née HUNTER) GIESE B.Mus. Ed. ‘86

Janet has been employed with the River East TransconaSchool Division in Winnipeg, where she has taught grades 7-9band, and classroom teaching. She worked part-time for a fewyears while raising her two children. She presently teachesgrade 4 and continues to live in Winnipeg with her family.

BRIAN (SMITH) HYDESMITH B.A. ‘86

Brian worked as a newspaper reporter and photographer inWhistler, BC. He later moved to Australia where he did newspaper work and graphic design. He taught design at a university and provided magazine art direction. He married and moved back to Canada in 1994, where he taught graphicdesign software skills, then set up his own graphic design business, which he continues to run. Brian and his wife Liz havetwo young girls aged four and six.

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MICHAEL SCHOONBAERT B.Sc. ‘86

After 10 years in the Canadian Military, Michael has spent thelast few years working in the software industry in Vancouver.Currently, he is a Senior Software Test Engineer at McKessonMedical Imaging.

RICHARD GRAHAM B.Mus. ‘88 & SHANNON GRAHAM B.Mus. ‘89

Richard teaches art, computer keyboarding and K-6 music atRivers Elementary. He also teaches K-6 music at DouglasElementary School in Douglas, MB. Shannon teaches Grade 1math and K-6 music at J.R. Reid School in Brandon. Shannon,along with Laurie Canart, perform as Milliken McGuire, specializing in Celtic and Contemporary folk music. They havetwo children: Molly (16), a cellist, and Rory (13), a violinist.

BRENT CAMPBELL M.Mus. ‘89

& CAROLINE (née BUIZER) CAMPBELL M.Mus. ‘88

Brent has been teaching band at Vincent Masseyhigh school in Brandon for the past 20 years. Hecontinues to direct the Brandon Jazz Festival, servesas Executive Director of the International Associationfor Jazz Education in Canada and also assists theBrandon Chamber Players. Brent is a consultant forthe Associated Board of the Royal Schools ofMusic out of London and has been a consultant forJazz at Lincoln Center in New York. Brent and his

wife Caroline have three children. Caroline teaches kindergarten at Christian Heritage school in Brandon and alsoteaches Music for Children through the BU Conservatory.

DAVE O’NEIL B.A. ‘89/B.Ed. ‘92

Dave is currently a firefighter for the City of Windsor, ON. Heand wife Tanya have three children—Michael, Krista andSydney. He can be reached at doneill@cogeco.ca.

KIMBERLY (née CLOUSON) FLOWERS Associate ‘90

Kimberly moved to Edmonton, AB in 1996. In 1998, she completed the Travel Consultant Program at Grant MacEwanCollege. In 2004, she continued her studies at the NorthernAlberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) achieving her MarketingDiploma. She is currently in her 4th year of the InternationalManagement Program at the University of Lethbridge. She isalso a self-employed Management Consultant. She married LukeFlowers in 2001. She may be reached at kimberly.flowers@uleth.ca.

DAVID McBEAN B.A. ‘90

Following graduation, David attended Osgoode Hall LawSchool in Toronto and was called to the Bar of Ontario. After aseries of positions with Revenue Canada and the Immigrationand Refugee Board (IRB), David is now manager of the IRB'sUniversity Avenue office in Toronto. David married FrancescaFacchini in 2002. They recently welcomed their first child,Michael James McBean.

ROGER MANTIE B.Mus. Ed. ‘91/M.Mus. Ed. ‘04

& ANGELA (née CANNING) MANTIE B.Mus. Ed. ‘97

Roger and Angela are living in Toronto, where Roger is workingtoward his Ph.D. in Music Education at the University of Torontoand Angela is taking courses at the Royal Conservatory of Music.

DARCY KERNEL B.A. ‘92

Darcy has been employed as a retail manager for the past 10years and has had the opportunity to travel throughoutWestern Canada. As a Political Science enthusiast he spendshis time lending a hand to social justice causes and hisfavourite political party. He recently participated in the 2005BC Provincial Election. Darcy is now married.

MARILYN BILETSKI B.G.S. ‘93

Marilyn completed her university courses after moving toSaskatchewan in 1991. After five years, she moved to Drumheller,AB where she became an Early Childhood Educator. She hassince moved back to Brandon, where she continues to workin the child care field, as a Program Supervisor in a local daycare.

SANDY JASPER B.A. ‘93

Sandy works for the City of Brandon Operational ServicesDivision, providing administrative and research support in theParks and Cemetery Section. Sandy also teaches private voicelessons out of her home. She has performed with theManitoba Youth Choir, the National Youth Choir and currentlysings in the local women’s ensemble, das Femme, as well asprofessional-level national ensemble the Canadian ChamberChoir. Sandy says, “I’m really looking forward to the reunionnext summer to connect with musical friends from over theyears. A 100th Anniversary only happens once—let’s all gettogether to celebreate!”

CLAYTON BRAYBROOK B.Mus./B.Ed. ‘94

After graduation, Clayton worked briefly in Neepawa, MB asthe band director and elementary music director. He moved toSaskatchewan and began working in the Eston-Elrose SchoolDivision, where he taught music and band to K-12 students.He is now working in the Coleville School teaching Music,French, and helping out in other areas and keeping busy conducting community and church choirs. He and his partnerGlenda are living in Kindersley, SK. Clayton may be reached atchbraybrook@sasktel.net.

JAMES McLENNAN B.Mus. ‘95

James’ singing career has taken him across Canada. He has performed with Calgary Opera, Montreal Opera, TheVancouver Symphony, Pacific Opera Victoria, The BanffCentre, and Vancouver Opera, where last year James wasthrilled to perform in Der Rosenkavalier. This season includes performances of Bach's Mass in B Minor with the VancouverBach Choir, R. Murray Schafer's Enchanted Forest with PatriaMusic, Mendelssohn's St. Paul Oratorio with Toronto's PaxChristi Chorale, and recitals of Schumann's Dichterliebe withpianist Peter Tiefenbach.

LAWRENCE TOH LENG KIONG B.A. ‘95

After graduation, Lawrence returned to his homeland, Singapore,where he was recruited to work in Merrill Lynch InternationalBank, Singapore. Today, he holds the position of AssistantVice-President in the International Service Center, managing theoperation team servicing European and Middle East offices.Lawrence recently celebrated his seventh wedding anniversary.

Brent Campbell

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GLEN NOWELL B.Mus. ‘96

& CARLY (née AMMETER) NOWELL B.Mus. ‘98

Glen and his wife Carly have settled in Hamilton, ON whereGlen works as a voice therapist at the Voice Clinic at HamiltonHealth Sciences and as an acute care Speech-language Pathologist at McMaster University Medical Centre. Carly isan active musician, accompanying choirs and soloists, andleads a drop-in program for new mothers. Glen, Carly and theirtwo-year old daughter Sylvia look forward to the arrival of anew family member in January 2006.

DYLAN BENSON B.Mus. ‘97

Dylan obtained a Master of Music at the University ofToronto. He was principal timpanist with the ScarboroughPhilharmonic and performed with many of the majororchestras including the Toronto Sinfonia, TorontoChinese Choir, the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony, theRoyal Winnipeg Ballet, as well as the Thunder BaySymphony Orchestra. A recipient of the prestigiousChalmers Award, Dylan is currently a doctoral candidateat the State University of New York in Stony Brook. He

is completing a Masters of Science degree in music educationand is also a full-time music teacher at Ross School in EastHampton, NY. Dylan and his wife reside in Long Island, NY.

CHANTAL (née COURCELLES) LANCASTERB.Mus./B.Ed. ‘97

Chantal has been teaching Music and Band at ÉcolePrecieux-Sang in Saint-Boniface, in Winnipeg for a number of years. Chantal and her husband Darryl wereblessed to have boy/girl twins, Noah and Neve, inNovember 2004. She is currently on maternity leave andplans to return to work half-time in January. “Hopefullywe will be able to attend the reunion next summer!”

JENNY TSAI M.Mus. ‘97

Jenny is now living in Taipei and has been teaching piano atthe Taipei American School since 2001. She also spends oneday a week teaching in a special high school program formusically talented students. Jenny regularly returns toVancouver, BC for her summer holidays and while she is therenext summer, she will be playing a piano duet concert withAuiang-Yin Zhang ('96).

MICHELLE (née SUL) MAJDOUB B.A. ‘98

After graduation, Michelle went to France for a year, thenreturned to Canada and completed her B.Ed. from theUniversity of Calgary. She taught ESL in Calgary for threeyears and eventually moved back to Brandon. Michelle hasnow settled permanently in France with her husband Karimand her daughter Miriam, where she teaches English.

ANASTASIA WINTERHALT B.Mus. ‘98

In March 2004, Anastasia sang the role of Mrs. Grossewith the Glenn Gould Professional School where shewas enrolled in the Artist diploma program. She marriedAnthony McCarthy in October 2004 and then left forEngland where she sang the role of Malika with BristolOpera. She continues to teach and is a member of theNational Association of Teachers of Singing. She and herhusband are now proud parents of a baby boy, JacobAnthony. They have since moved back to Toronto.

DEANNA OYE M.Mus.’99

Deanna is Assistant Professor of Music at theUniversity of Lethbridge where she teaches studioand collaborative piano, music history and musicianship skills. Since her arrival in Lethbridgein 2002, Deanna has developed a new series ofundergraduate courses in collaborative piano/guitar,and produced an in-house anthology, CD and teachers' guide for musicianship skills. In addition,she maintains a busy performing career as a soloand chamber musician, with upcoming engagementsin Edmonton, Camrose and Calgary.

GARRY WILSON B.G.S. ‘99/B.Ed. ‘02

Garry is currently working in northern Manitoba for the CrossLake Education Authority. Prior to this, he worked for St. TheresaPoint Education Authority. He and his partner Anna are proudto announce a new addition to their family, Edward RaymondCharles Wilson.

LINDSAY SUTHERLAND BOAL B.Mus. ‘00

Lindsay is currently living in Winnipeg studying under TracyDahl and holds an apprenticeship position in the University ofManitoba's Opera Apprenticeship Program. Lindsay graduatedfrom the Vancouver Academy of Music with an Artist Diplomaunder David Meek. Lindsay added several operatic credits toher name, including La Fee in Massenet's Cendrillon, RoseMaurrant in Street Scene and Ilia in Idomeneo. Lindsay was aregional finalist at the Metropolitan Opera National CouncilAuditions and has been a co-winner of the national JeunesseAmbassadeur Competition two years running.

APRIL (née KAMENTZ) LEMOINE B.Mus. ‘01

April spent two years with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestraand is now the Operations Manager with the Vancouver SymphonyOrchestra (VSO). She is starting her second season with theVSO and is loving it on the West Coast. She may be reachedat aprilemoine@hotmail.com.

JANE MATTHIESEN B.Sc. ‘01

After graduation, Jane moved to the United Kingdom to pursue post-graduate studies. She completed her M.Sc. inOccupational Psychology at the University of Nottingham in2002 and she has most recently achieved her Ph.D. inManagement at Aston University.

JANINE PATENAUDE B.Mus. ‘01

Janine lived in Toronto for three years where she worked atthe Canadian Opera Company as the Education and OutreachCoordinator. She continued to study voice with Jean MacPhail(U of T) and participated in opera choruses and opera workshopsJanine is now back in Winnipeg working as the program coordinator and voice teacher at the Manitoba Conservatory ofMusic and Arts. She is actively singing as a soloist and as amember of Camerata Nova (early music chamber choir).

CRYSTAL TAIT B.Mus. ‘01

Crystal has returned to Canada from Minneapolis, MN whereshe completed her Masters in Double Bass performance. For thelast year she has been freelancing in and around Minneapolis asan orchestral bassist and performing in various orchestrasincluding the South Dakota Symphony and the MetropolitanSymphony Orchestra in Minneapolis. She now lives in Winnipeg,MB where she will continue to perform and raise her first child.

Deanna Oye

Chantal Lancasterand family

Dylan Benson

Keeping inTOUCH

Jacob Anthony

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AVONLEA ARMSTRONG B.Mus./B.Ed. ‘02

Avonlea is currently teaching elementary music in the St. James-Assiniboia School Division in Winnipeg. She is also the directorof the Divisional Children's Choir. This is her fourth year inWinnipeg, where she lives with her son, Rylan.

JANET KAUK B.Mus. ‘02

Janet is currently living in Toronto and studying privately in aperformance-oriented studio. Janet has performed with theCounterpoint Orchestra and other local groups and looks forward to a performance of Pergolesi's Stabat Mater laterthis year, as well as other concerts. Janet says “I'm alwaysthinking of the fantastic time I had at BU, and the opportunities ithas afforded me. I can only hope the changing faculty remainas caring and demanding as they were when I attended.”Janet may be contacted at jkauk@sympatico.ca.

CRYSTAL BARBER B.Mus. ‘03

Crystal is currently completing her final year of the two-yearB.Ed. (A.D.) program. She looks forward to seeing everyone atthe School of Music’s reunion next August.

LYDIA SKOURIDES B.Mus. ‘03

Lydia recently completed a Master’s in Operatic Performance atMcGill University in Montreal. This past summer she wasoffered the role of Helena in Opera NUOVA's production ofBritten's A Midsummer Night's Dream in Edmonton, AB. Sheis presently preparing for Young Artist Program auditionsacross Canada and the United States as well as competitionsin France.

HEIDI KASTRUKOFF B.G.S. ‘04

After graduation, Heidi began the Chartered Accountant’s program and worked at Meyers Norris Penny in Brandon. In2004, she wrote the UFE and placed on the Canadian Instituteof Chartered Accountants National Honours Roll. In spring2005, she completed her articling experience at MNP andbecame a Chartered Accountant. Heidi now works at Air Canadain Winnipeg as a Business Auditor in the Internal Audit division.

PATRICK GARTNER B.Mus. ‘05

Patrick is currently living in Montreal and is involved with theLicenciate vocal performance program. He is also in the operachorus of a new opera called Evangeline.

RUSSELL THOMPSON B.G.S. ‘05

Russell spent over eight years as a Parole Officer followed by16 years at Pickering Nuclear Power Station in Ontario. Russellhas also spent 20 years of concurrent Reserve Military duty.After taking some time off from his B.Mus., Russell completed aB.G.S. and is now enrolled in a M.A. program.

ALUMNI ARTISTSBILL HILLMAN B.Sc, B.Ed. 71/M.Ed. ‘91

& SUE-ON HILLMAN B.A./B.Ed. ‘76

Bill teaches at BU’s Faculty of Education as anAssistant Professor. Sue-On is currently teaching at BU with the English for AcademicPurposes Program. Bill and Sue-On have touredand made many recording and media sessionsin England, Canada and the US, which have produced many singles, videos, albums, and CDs.

GERRY PERKIN B.Ed. ‘81 & DAVE OAKEY B.Sc. ‘83/B.Mus. ‘96

Gerry and Dave, along with Don Sullivan, JohnWebber and Dave Melcosky, form the band Big DyckCadillac. It's About Time is a fitting name for the BigDyck Cadillac CD released at the BU Alumni Social inClear Lake on July 16, 2005. For nearly twenty years,Big Dyck Cadillac has entertained audiences in thearea, but this CD marks the first time the group hasventured into the world of original song writing andrecording. Gerry, married to Darlene (née Boyd)Perkin, B.A. '69, is now retired after 33 years of teaching highschool. Dave is currently working at Wyeth Organics in Brandon.

ADELE WILDING Associate ‘84

Adele spent two years in the BU School of Music beforemoving to Ottawa to study modern foreign languages.Following a B.A. with Distinction from Carleton Universityand scholarship studies in Europe, she returned to hernative UK in 1991 to pursue a career as performer andeducator. Since graduating from the UOL GoldsmithsCollege with the Diploma in Jazz and Popular Music Studies,Adele has been performing in some of the finest jazz andlive music venues in London and the UK. In May 2004,she released her debut CD, Emeralds (& Other LittleGems), which she produced, wrote and arranged. Shetrained as an educator in Canterbury and London and holds aMasters Degree in Music Education. Adele is employed as avoice teacher and is currently working on her second CD.Adele was recently awarded the BWA Nina Simone Jazz Award2005 at the Vortex Jazz Club, London. www.wildingandco.com

COREY TICKNOR B.Mus. ‘95 & JANA STARLING B.Mus./B.Ed. ‘95

Corey and Jana live in Sackville, NB. Corey continues to freelanceas a mandolinist/trombonist and travels frequently to perform withthe band Dust Poets (formerly das macht Show). Jana has begunan appointment as Assistant Professor of Clarinet andSaxophone at Mount Allison University. The pair has spent thepast two years in Phoenix, AZ where Jana completed doctoralstudies at Arizona State University.

SEAN McMANUS B.Mus. ‘01 & KARLA FERGUSON B.Mus. ‘98

Sean and Karla live in Toronto. They both play in theroots band, Dust Poets, and are working on theirthird release, due in 2006. Sean finished his M.A. inEthnomusicology at York University this spring. Karlacompleted two years as a member of the Elmer IselerSingers, and recently ended a successful tour ofSaskatchewan with the Canadian Chamber Choir, ofwhich she is a founding member.

CHRIS McINTYRE B.Mus. ‘01

In April 2004, Chris(Vocals/Guitar), Cory Olesen, andEric Banks formed the band Buck 5. Playing a widevariety of cover music from modern rock, classic rock,country, and even some blues, Buck 5 became afavorite in many clubs, and have recently releasedtheir debut CD Just Fine. Some of the bands Buck 5has worked with include Trooper, The Headpins,Harlequin, Prism, Great White, Prairie Oyster, and BradJohner. Future goals include writing and recording more originalmusic, the release of another CD, expanding their fan base,playing a wider variety of venues, and getting their music to radio.

Keeping inTOUCH

Adele Wilding

ALUMNINEWS

MATILDA AMES B.A. ‘63June 23, 2005

WILFRED BIGELOWAssociate ‘33/Honorary Degree ‘67

June 01, 2005

HILTON HARPER B.A. ‘35July 20, 2005

WALTER HUCULAK B.Sc. ‘55June 10, 2005

WALTER KORZENOWSKI B.Sc. ‘55June 06, 2005

ROBERT McCULLOCH B.A. ‘35June 28, 2005

CLIFFORD SHIRLEY B.A. ‘38May 12, 2005

in MEMORIAM

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Recital given by graduating Brandon College Music Department in First ChurchUnited, Brandon, on the occasion of the retirement of Dr. W. L. Wright, afterforty years as Director at the Department of Music at Brandon College.

(L-R): Peggy Sharpe, Dr. W. L. Wright, Esther Moore, Katherine (Moffatt) Fairburn, Matilda Dallas, Edith (Gerrard) McKee, Adeline (Bailey) Evans, Mary (Henderson) Smart,Shirley (Riesberry) Dilley.

Photo Credit: Circa 1946 S.J. McKee Archives

Manitoba music lost one of its greatest champions onSeptember 28, 2005 with the passing of Peggy A. Sharpe. A dedicated piano player, teacher and music education administrator, Peggy graduated at age 17 from what is nowknown as the Royal Conservatory of Music, and continued her studies at Brandon College (then affiliated with McMasterUniversity) and at Northwestern University in Chicago. In 1943,Peggy became a faculty member at Brandon College, whereshe served as acting director of the music department in 1947-48, 1953-54, and 1961-62. In 1963, Peggy became thefirst Director of Brandon University’s Eckhardt-GramattéConservatory of Music. Peggy’s influence helped steer theBrandon College music department toward becoming the prestigious BU School of Music we know today, and helped toguide the careers of many people who passed through its doors.

A memorial service for Peggy was held on October 5 in theLorne Watson Recital Hall in BU’s Queen Elizabeth II MusicBuilding. Donations can be made to the Peggy A. Sharpe pianoscholarship through the School of Music.

For more information on donating to the scholarship, please contact the School of Music at 204.727.9631.

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PEGGY A. SHARPE 1914 - 2005

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SHIRLEY GILLESPIELIBRARY/MAILROOM 1971 - 1999

August 13, 2005

HELEN KAYCLEANER/MAINTENANCE DEPT 1971 - 1986

May 09, 2005

PEGGY A. SHARPEB.A. ‘35/Honorary Degree ‘98

SCHOOL OF MUSIC 1943 - 1979 September 28, 2005

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

President, John Scott ‘74

Past President, Mr. Rich Lonstrup ‘94

Ms Amanda Campbell ‘03Mr. Dave Cannon ‘04Mr. Bryan Cesmystruk ‘89Mrs. Louise Lamont ‘94, ‘04Mrs. Lana Myers ‘68Mrs. Elaine Nairn ‘85Ms Linda Schrader ‘67

Ex Officio – Voting

BU Students’ Union Rep, Mr. Nathan PetoBU Faculty Association Rep, Mr. Tom Mitchell BU President &

Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Louis P. Visentin

Ex Officio – Non Voting

Alumni Relations Officer, Mrs. Carla EislerInstitutional Advancement

Executive Director, Mr. Marc Desrosiers

Mr. John Scott ‘74President, Brandon University

Alumni Association

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Thanks to an overwhelming vote of confidence received by yours truly at theBUAA board meeting in May, I suddenly find myself, after one short year as a boardmember, at the helm of this great organization. I don’t know whether to laugh orcry, but clearly my plans for world domination have taken a giant leap forward. Rest assured, I’m not in this game just to take advantage of the never-ending streamof perks, kickbacks, plain brown envelopes stuffed with cash and other assortedgoodies normally associated with a position of this nature. Nor am I here to solelyrepresent the unfulfilled hopes and desires of the Class of ‘74 (a much neglectedand sometimes maligned class to be sure).

Now before you get too excited and start dreaming of a chicken in every pot, here’sa reality check. I’m here to lead the BUAA to places it’s never gone before. If only Iknew where we were going! The BUAA is only as effective as its members want it tobe. To that end, I’m hoping to hear directly from many of you.

What do you want your association to do for you? How can we, as an organization,remain viable and at the same time relevant to your needs? For starters, you aregoing to see a return to the old Homecoming celebration that occurred every fall.Combine a social event with some Bobcat Basketball or Volleyball action, and we’dhave the makings of a great party! We might even raise a little cash to be used forprojects that would benefit current students. At any rate, I know that there are lots ofalumni out there with great ideas, almost all of them better than mine. Let’s hear them.

You can write to me directly at buaapresident@gmail.com.

Remember, your BUAA is here to help. Honest. Talk to you soon!

Sincerely,

John Scott, ‘74President, Brandon University Alumni Association

BRANDON UNIVERSITYALUMNI ASSOCIATIONGREETINGS

ALUMNI INFORMATION UPDATEPreferred Title (Circle one):

Mr. Mrs. Miss Ms Dr

NAME (Please print):

First Last

Home Address

City Province Postal Code

Country Home Phone

Business Phone E-Mail

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Would you like to include your update in the next issue of the Alumni News Magazine? If so, tell us what you have been doing since graduating from BU in the space below.You may also e-mail your update with an accompanying photo to alumni@brandonu.ca

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The Brandon University Alumni Award is presented toa nominee in recognition of exceptional service toBrandon University and/or the Alumni Association. Therecipient does not have to be an alumnus of BU.

The Brandon University Alumni Association Wall ofFame Award is presented to regular alumni memberswho have made a significant achievement in their personalcareer since leaving Brandon College/University.

The Brandon University Alumni Award for DistinguishedService is presented to an alumnus who has made an outstanding contribution to community service.

The Alumni Excellence in Teaching Awardis presented to a member of the BU teaching staff whohas exemplified Excellence in Teaching at our University.

2005 WALL OF FAMEOn May, 27, 2005, the BUAApresented Mrs. Lenore Dinsdale andfamily with the Wall of FameAward in recognition of TheHonourable Walter G. Dinsdale,MP (posthumously). Photo: TheRight Honourable Edward R. Schreyer,BU Chancellor, Mrs. Lenore Dinsdale,Mr. Richard Lonstrup, (Past) President(BUAA), and Dr. Louis P. Visentin,BU President & Vice-Chancellor.

Recent Alumni EVENTS

C A L L F O R N O M I N AT I O N S

Nominations for the above awards close on March 31, 2006 at 4:30 PM. For specific criteria and nominationforms, please contact Carla Eisler, Alumni Relations Officer at 204.727.9697 or e-mail alumni@brandonu.ca.

Mr. Raymond Bailey:2005 Award for Distinguished

Service Recipient

Ms Sandy Margetts: 2005 Excellence In Teaching

Award Recipient

WINNIPEG ALUMNIDESSERT BUFFET AND

SOCIAL EVENING

Recently held on November 22,2005 at the Fort Garry Hotel.

VIRDEN ALUMNI DESSERTBUFFET AND SOCIAL

EVENING

Recently held on November 30,2005 at the Central Hotel.

UPCOMINGALUMNI EVENTS

Stay Tuned for UpcomingAlumni Events in the New Year

OTTAWA, ON

DAUPHIN, MB

VICTORIA, BC MARCH 03, 2006

CALGARY, AB

EDMONTON, AB

DANCELAND SOCIAL

Clear Lake, MBJuly 22, 2006

SCHOOL OF MUSIC REUNION

August 18 - 20, 2006

HOMECOMING 2006

September 29 - October 1, 2006

For more information on any event, or ifyou are interested in assisting with anevent in your area, contact the AlumniAssociation Office at 204.727.9697 ore-mail alumni@brandonu.ca. Be sure tocheck out our Web site for future eventsat http://alumni.brandonu.ca

DANCELAND SOCIAL

The 4th Annual Danceland Social was held Saturday, July16, 2005, in Clear Lake, MB. Once again, the evening featured the popular group Big Dyck Cadillac. Proceedswere donated to the BU Student Food Bank. Photo: (L-R):Phil Neville (special guest from Mazatlan), Gerry Perkin'81, Dave Oakey '83/'96, Carolyn Burgoyne, Don Sullivan(back), John Webber and Dave Melcosky.

NEW GATHERING SPACE

The Brandon University Alumni Association (BUAA) heldits official grand opening of the new Gathering Space inthe John E. Robbins Library on May 27, 2005. TheAlumni Association donated $20,000 towards creatingan inviting and comfortable space to bring students,faculty, staff, alumni and friends together.

STUDENT FOOD BANK

BU Alumni Association President,John Scott (right) presents a$1000 cheque to Mitch Obach,President of the BrandonUniversity Students' Union, insupport of the Student Food Bank.

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HOMECOMING

55th ANNIVERSARY CLASS OF 1950: Back Row L-R: Ernie Miller, Bill Eames, Don Sumner, Finley Campbell. Front Row:Margaret Davison, Gladys Simpson, Ida Wyllie, Nancy Stephenson, Margaret Irwin.

FALL HOMECOMINGSEPTEMBER 29, 30, and OCTOBER 1, 2006

Once again experience the life and spirit of Brandon University! We are callingALL alumni to come back and join the Homecoming weekend celebrations,including class reunions, campus tours, awards, gala dinner, farewellbreakfast and a special homecoming basketball game!

We want you back! Graduates from every year are invited! We will berecognizing the classes of 1956, 1966, 1981 and 1996 as they celebrate theirspecial 50th, 40th, 25th and 10th anniversary years.

Please note: Our Spring Reunion Weekend will no longer be held in May, asour class reunions are now part of the Homecoming celebrations!

We need your help! Bring back the traditions—pull out your old photos andmemorabilia. Get together with past classmates and organize your classreunion! Let everyone know, that Homecoming is BACK! If you are able to assistin the planning of Homecoming, please call the Alumni Association office.

Watch for the Homecoming registration form in theMay issue of Alumni News.

Brandon University Alumni Association270 – 18th Street, Brandon, MB R7A 4A9Ph: 204.727.9697 or 1.877.282.4483 or

e-mail alumni@brandonu.caKeep checking out our Web site at

http://alumni.brandonu.ca for updated information.

IT’S BACK!

50th ANNIVERSARY CLASS OF 1955:Back Row L-R: Harold Stewart, Ben Ward, Jim Minnions, Jack Meyers, Barrie McLeod, AllenHattie, Ron McMurray, Gerald Graham, Ken Adams, Harvey Young, Bill Keller. Front Row: HaroldWoods, Elaine McCrorie, Helen Mitchell, Verda McDonald, Frank McKinnon.

Reunion Weekend 2005 - May 27, 28 and 29

The Brandon School of Dance opened the 2005 banquet with a tribute to the 50s.

Lana Myers, '68, ReunionWeekend Chair & CarlaEisler, Alumni Relations

Officer.

Edna Knock on piano leads a sing-along of treasured songs.

1958 Alumni: Joyce (Thompson) Konopski,Elaine (Fraser) Rust, Janet (Southern) Adams,Donna (Christie) Minions..

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ALUMNI NEWS

Hugh Russell, B.Mus. ’95, excels atmaking his voice heard. The professionalsinger recently had his debut at theNew York City Opera as Figaro in TheBarber of Seville, performed last fall with the Los AngelesOpera, and has had his singing hailed as “suave andimpeccably controlled” by the San Francisco Chronicle.

And these are just recent highlights in a career that hasseen Russell, born in Rivers, Manitoba, perform all overNorth America and in Europe. He has even performed atCarnegie Hall, though he credits more than just practicewith getting him there.

Having studied piano and sung in choirs from a youngage, Russell originally intended to pursue a career as achoral conductor when he entered BU’s School of Musicat the age of 17. It was a faculty member that helpedchange his mind, and set him on the path to Figaro. “Itwas Sylvia Richardson who introduced me to opera,” saysRussell. “I had enjoyed classical music since childhood,with an emphasis on piano, orchestral, and choralworks—and musicals were a favourite as well. So it madesense that I would quickly take to the synthesis of all ofthese ideas of music and drama, which is opera.”

When asked about his fondest memories from the Schoolof Music, Russell starts by noting the diversity and creativityof his classmates before tipping his hat to some favouriteinstructors. “Sylvia Richardson was wonderfully nurturingand full of boundless energy, love and support,” he says.“Don Henry encouraged us to look at things from manydifferent angles and to free ourselves of habits and tensions.Dr. Lawrence Jones was remarkable, with his genius formusic and history, and for his excellent humour. EarlDavey had inspired me since I had met him as a child (aspart of the Westman Youth Choir), with his great passionfor choral music, and continued to do so as a mentor.”

Since graduating from BU, Russell has earned a Master’sDegree and Performer’s Certificate from the EastmanSchool of Music in Rochester, New York, and an Artist’sDiploma from Oberlin Conservatory in Oberlin, Ohio.

He says that these days, he takes things as they come and tries to be prepared for any opportunity. His philosophyseems to be working; this season he has performanceslined up with the Arizona Opera, the New York Festivalof Song, and the Opera Theatre of St. Louis.

Magic of MusicTakes AlumnaAround the World

From Rivers to Figaro:Pro Singer Found Voice at BU

Alumni PROFILES

Joan Dillon, B. Mus. ’74, born inHamiota, Manitoba, began playing violin when she was seven, and by highschool was studying with Francis

Chaplin through the Brandon University ConservatoryDepartment and playing with the BU Chamber Orchestra.

Dillon says the high level of instruction and the camaraderieamong students were memorable as a university student atBU in the late 60s. “I made friends for life.”

It was one of these connections at BU that took Dillon toHolland after graduation, where she still lives and playswith the Netherlands Symphony Orchestra in Enschede.This has taken her and her old Italian Testore on tour allover that country, as well as in the U.S., Spain, Englandand Switzerland.

Dillon has always been involved with chamber musicand has played in the Valerius Ensemble (also based inEnschede) since its inception in 1988, and has soloed inthe Mozart Symphony Concertante both in Enschedeand in Amsterdam.

“I used to think performing was a self-centered occupation,”says Dillon of her career, “but I’ve become more awarethat music has great opportunities to reach people at adeep level. Something of a lasting impact can happen inthose magical moments.” Dillon adds that a new projectshe is working on with Hamiota’s Heritage ChamberPlayers and the BU School of Music brings a career thathas taken her around the world back to its starting place.

“Hamiota has just finished transforming an old bank buildinginto the Heritage Arts Centre and when I told GlenCarruthers about the excellent acoustics he was immediatelyinterested,” says Dillon. “This is the first season and weare very excited that the School of Music is coming out to dotwo programs. We are hoping to establish a new tradition forthe area. We have also launched a music/art project forschool classes, called Listening with Paint, that is veryinnovative and is turning out to be a most exciting venture. Isee these projects as a sort of culmination or a comingfull circle of the biggest influences in my life: homeenvironment, BU, and my Dutch experience, all comingback together in Hamiota.”

“Our goal is to enhance the appreciation of music andthe arts, and it provides a great opportunity to contributesomething back to an area that has brought so much toour lives.”

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“The first class I ever got an F in was MusicHistory, with (BU professor) Don Henry,” saysPerkins. “He let me make up for it by doing apaper during the summer. That was the firsttime I learned study skills. He taught me howto research and, basically, how to learn. I thinkit was the most important thing I ever learned.And he didn’t have to do that.”

“Of all the things you could hope for a teacherto do, that has helped me the most in my life,”continues Perkins, “because I live in a worldwhere you have to learn, and learn rapidly.”Perkins discovered that world—computer science—when his brother talked him into taking acourse. He found his calling, and after finishinga B.G.S., set about completing the courses heneeded for a computer science major in oneyear, a task he says was made possible throughthe support of BU professor Dr. George McMaster.

“I knew I loved computers, and was good at it. Herecognized that and gave me the guidance necessaryto pull through a very heavy load,” says Perkins.

Perkins completed three years of courses in one,and graduated with a B.Sc. in 1981, setting afoundation he has built upon ever since. “Most ofthe people in the computer industry now learn aspecific area, and it limits their potential. Theadvantage I got at BU is that we learned from thebottom-most detail—from electrical engineeringup through the various levels of software programming. Now, I am able to look at thingsfrom a broad perspective, and with long-termstrategy in mind. Not everybody learns that.”

Perkins also met the person he credits as beingthe strongest and most positive influence in hislife at BU—his wife, Marla (née McConnell,B.Mus. '82). “She loved to learn, she was good atit, and she was a hard worker,” says Perkins.“She became, and remains, an inspiration for me.”

“I also owe a tremendous debt of gratitude tomy parents. I have a huge amount of respect forthe leadership I believe my father provided toBU as President. Not everyone agreed with him,but he established the BU Foundation, builtnew buildings, and provided the foundation onwhich BU grew.”

Upon graduating, Perkins landed a job at theSaskatchewan Computer Utility Corporation. Fromthere he transferred to the Canada Mortgage andHousing Corporation in Ottawa, and, in 1986, tothe Oracle Corporation. Perkins is currentlybased in San Francisco as Oracle’s Vice President,Global Sales and Support Strategy—IBM.

“I’m responsible for trying to grow short- andlong-term revenue by increasing the sales readinessfor our company and the products we deliver,”says Perkins. “I’m involved in specific salesactivities as well as sales programs, educationand strategy. I define the corporate strategy forIBM at Oracle.”

“I’ve always been a hard worker, but there’sworking hard and then there’s working smart,”says Perkins of how his experiences at BU haveshaped him. “Learning how to learn, and learninghow to love the process of learning helped meto be as successful as I have been.”

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Barry Perkins, B.Sc. ‘81 (Computer Science) came to Brandon University without aclear idea of what he wanted to do. He had a couple of years of university under hisbelt in Plattsburgh, New York, where he achieved the highest score recorded to thattime on the New York State Board of Regents’ high school physics exam. But, as theOttawa-born Perkins soon learned, physics wasn’t for him.

“I did well with physics in high school. I understood it and liked it,” says Perkins.“Then I went into university and learned my study skills didn’t map to that level. Iwas completely unprepared.” Nevertheless, Perkins stayed in Plattsburgh when hisparents moved to Brandon in 1977 (Barry’s father, Dr. H.J. Perkins, was president ofBU from 1977 to 1983), and switched to studying music.

“I tried to live on my own in Plattsburgh and earn my way through university,” saysPerkins with a laugh. “Working three part-time jobs and earning two bucks an hourdoesn’t give you a lot of study time. So I moved to Brandon.” Perkins entered BU’sSchool of Music and eventually moved into General Studies, but not before meetingone of the people he credits as being a great influence on his education and career.

Alumni PROFILE

“Learninghow to learn,

and learning how to

love the process

of learning helped

me to be as

successful as I have been.”

Barry Perkins, B.Sc. ‘81

ALUMNINEWS

Working Hard, Working Smart

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Greetings to alumni, friends and donors of Brandon University. It is indeed mypleasure to serve as the newly-elected President of the Brandon University Foundationfor the next two years. In the past, I have served on the Alumni Association, the Board ofGovernors and have been a member of the Foundation. I am honoured to serve as thePresident at this very significant time in the history of Brandon University.

Why significant, you ask? First, it is the 25th Anniversary of the BU Foundation, andduring this period, the Foundation has generated over $26 million in endowed fundsand has transferred over $11 Million in direct financial assistance to students and allfaculties at BU. Second, in this 2005-06 academic year, the Foundation will be concludingits largest and most successful fundraising initiative in history. Third, because of thegenerous support of donors and matching funds available through the Province ofManitoba Scholarships and Bursaries Initiative, over 30 new endowments have beencreated this past year. Indeed, these great achievements are a result of the dedicationand hard work of past and present foundation members who had the foresight andvision to create this organization. You must be thanked and commended for your work.

In conclusion, I would like to give thanks to the President of Brandon University, Dr. Louis Visentin, for his vision and direction; to the Advancement Team; to Dr. TomBreneman and all Campaign volunteers, and finally to all of you for your continuedsupport in helping to make Brandon University truly something special.

Doug Adams, B.Ed. ‘87President, BU Foundation

MESSAGE

BRANDON UNIVERSITYFOUNDATION

B R A N D O N U N I V E R S I T Y

F O U N D A T I O N M E M B E R S

OUR MISSION

The Brandon University Foundation was established to promote the advancement of higher education at Brandon University, and toimprove the quality of its facilities and activities.

CONTINUING A COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE

President, Mr. Doug AdamsTreasurer, Mr. Shawn de DelleySecretary, Dr. Jeff BalesPast President, Dr. Barbara Bourassa

Dr. Tom BrenemanMrs. Joanne CampbellDr. Henry ChampMrs. Pat ColemanDr. Ian DicksonBoard of Governors Rep, Mr. Mike FlamandBoard of Governors Rep, Mr. Brian MayesMr. Garry MillerAlumni Association Rep, Mrs. Lana MyersMr. Brian Pallister, MPBUSU Rep, Mr. Nathan PetoMr. Ewan PowMr. Tom RiceMr. Ernie ShawBoard of Governors Treasurer, Mr. Scott StewartMs Joyce TaylorDr. Jay WinburnMr. Norval Young

EX-OFFICIO

City of BrandonHis Worship, Mayor Dave Burgess Associate Vice-President, BU FoundationMr. Marc Desrosiers Vice-President, Administration & FinanceMr. Scott LamontPresident & Vice-ChancellorDr. Louis P. Visentin

BRANDON UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION270 – 18th Street

Brandon, Manitoba R7A 6A9Phone: 204.727.7374 or Fax: 204.727.4674

E-mail: development@brandonu.ca

Doug Adams ‘87President, Brandon University

Foundation

PARTNERS IN HEALTHBrandon University's long-time corporate friend, Manitoba Blue Cross, became one ofthe first to support our BU & YOU Campaign with a generous gift of $25,000 towardsthe University's new Recreation and Wellness Centre.

“We are happy to continue participating in Brandon University’s ongoing initiatives. On a corporate and individual basis we strive to engage in actions that support andstrengthen our community and we believe the new Wellness Centre is one way toaccomplish this,” says Mr. Ken Hildahl, Vice-President, Sales and Marketing, ManitobaBlue Cross

In addition to their valued support of The Manitoba Blue Cross Bursaries, this gift willsignificantly impact the life and health of the Brandon University community. As part ofthe BU & YOU Campaign, the new Recreation and Wellness Centre will serve BU students and faculty as well as the surrounding community, providing new exerciseand fitness training facilities on campus.

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TAKECONTROLOF YOURLEGACYThe Presidents’ Circle recognizes the generosity of

alumni and friends who contribute $1,000 or moreannually to a designated area of need at BrandonUniversity. In appreciation of their valued support,members are intimately involved in making a difference on campus for both our students andprograms, as well as receiving a regular newsletterand invitations to exclusive events.

Along with many other generous alumni, staff, faculty and friends, members of this prestigiouscategory of our annual giving program have playedan instrumental role in the following initiatives:

• Scholarship and bursary support.• The establishment of endowed faculty chair

positions in a variety of departments includingthe Presidents’ Circle Scholar in Residence.

• Annual operating funding to support infrastructure needs on campus.

• Faculty and student research support.• Planned Gifts to provide long-term support for

Brandon University programs and activities.

During the 2005-2006 season, Presidents’ Circlemembers and friends will be invited to participate ina number of exciting events featuring the diversity ofour campus and programs:

DECEMBER 11, 2005Charles Dickens Dessert Reception and

Brandon Corporate Members Event

JANUARY 20, 2006Volleyball Event

MAY 5, 2006Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry (2PPCLI)

Tour and Dinner(dates may be subject to change)

Contributions to the Presidents’ Circle can make asignificant difference in a variety of ways. With asingle donation, your gift will provide an immediateand direct benefit in supporting our students andBrandon University, thereby enabling the purchaseof computers, lab equipment, musical instruments,Visual and Fine Arts needs, library resources andindividual faculty and departmental requirements.

For further information on making a contribution to thePresidents’ Circle or establishing a Planned Gift at BU,please contact Cindy Yacyshen in the Department ofInstitutional Advancement at 204.727.9689, or via email at yacyshen@brandonu.ca. You can also visit our Web siteat http://alumni.brandonu.ca/PresCircle.

With proper planning, you can maximize the benefits of your legacyto your heirs and your charity while keeping as much of your moneyas possible out of the government’s hands. A comprehensively consideredcharitable giving strategy ensures that your assets will be passed on asyou want them to be. Here are six charitable giving strategies to consider:

1 Make a bequest by naming the charity as a beneficiary. The simplestcharitable giving option is to leave a bequest in your Will to the recognized charity of your choice. Your bequest could be a sum ofmoney or a gift in kind, such as artwork, securities or real estate—and you can give the charity the freedom to use it as they see fit.

2 Donate a life insurance policy. When you donate a life insurance policyto your favorite charity, you ensure that the charity receives the precisesum you wish to donate—the death benefit under the policy.

3 Gifts of life insurance or registered plans, made at the time of your death.As tax laws stand now, you cannot claim any tax credits during yourlifetime if you name a charity as the beneficiary of your life insurance(as opposed to donating the policy), or of your RRSP or RRIF. Thereare two ways, however, to ensure that the proceeds of your registeredplan or life insurance will go to the charity of your choice and yourestate will benefit from a tax credit.• You can name your estate as the beneficiary of the plan and make

a bequest to the charity in your will.• You can name the charity directly as the beneficiary.

4 Charitable Remainder Trust. With a Charitable Remainder Trust, yourlegacy takes the form of assets such as cash, stocks, bonds, or securitiesthat are placed into a trust. This type of trust makes the most sensefor assets in excess of $25,000, which will generate sufficient investmentincome to cover the set-up and ongoing administration costs, andprovide an income to you. The trust is irrevocable after it is set up.

5 Charitable Life Annuities. A Charitable Life Annuity allows you tomake a charitable gift now and continue to receive a lifetime incomefrom the assets you’ve donated, for yourself, or for you and yourspouse. A large portion of this annuity income will be tax-free and itdoes not trigger any Old Age Security claw backs.

6 Gifts of Property. Your legacy could include the gifting of capitalproperty such as securities (including mutual funds), land, buildings,equipment, artwork, cultural property, ecologically sensitive lands and alife interest in a cottage. These legacy options provide unique taxadvantages above and beyond the charitable donation receipt.

Please feel free to contact me to consider the legacy options available to you.

Dennis Hunt, CFP, BA Specialist ‘83

Executive Financial ConsultantInvestors Group Financial Services Inc., I.G. Insurance Services Inc.License Sponsored by The Great-West Life Assurance CompanyPh: 204.729.2000 ext 227 Fax: 204.728.1882 Toll free: 866.530.7678

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Dennis Hunt, B.A. ‘83

Presidents’Circle

Brandon University Foundation

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The BU Education Certificate I earned enabledme to work from 1986-2000 as a music specialistat Riverheights and New Era Schools. Prior tobeginning a Ph.D. program at the University ofMinnesota in 1994, I was able to take graduatecourses in education administration with JackLam. I combined my interest in music educationand administration through my dissertation, inwhich administrators and music educators fromfive urban Manitoba school divisions were surveyed and interviewed concerning theirexperiences and perceptions with music teacherevaluation.

My doctoral studies enabled me to join BrandonUniversity’s Joint Department of Music Educationon a sessional basis in the late 1990s. For me,this position was almost ideal as I continued towork as music teacher at New Era School, andcould therefore demonstrate my work with children to my university students who, in turn,were able to gain experience through student-teaching opportunities. I also served as Faculty/Professional Advisor to Brandon UniversityStudents Music Education Association and wasable to gain further professional development

experience in a variety of areas by attendingworkshops sponsored by this group.

I have lived in Kelowna, B.C. for the past fiveyears. I was diagnosed with Young-OnsetParkinson’s Disease in 1997, but was able tocontinue my teaching career until 2003. Thanksto recent surgical techniques, I am able to function pretty well now, despite being in theadvanced stages of this disease.

Just as important as the educational, career, andperformance opportunities at BU are the life-long friendships that have developed withstudents and colleagues. Would I trade myspectacular views of the Valley from the localwineries or the Kelowna winters to return toBrandon? Definitely not! But I am very gratefulfor the enriched life I lead as a result of my 20-year affiliation with BU, the enduringfriendships despite the distance between us,and the rich memories associated with BU that I hope will linger for many years to come!

by Dr. Heather Goddard

Brandon University has been the key institution inmy life. From my arrival in Brandon in 1980 until mydeparture in 2000, I have been a guest performer, a universitysessional instructor, a Conservatory teacher, a faculty/professional advisor, a graduate student, and a dean’s wife!

My affiliation with BU began in 1979-80, as an accompanistfor clarinet professor Dr. Ron Goddard, who later became myhusband. In 1980, I moved from the Maritimes to the Prairies,lamenting the long, frigid winters, but intrigued by fieldsof sunflowers and expansive sunsets. I have grown as a professional at BU. My first real job was as a piano instructorthrough the School of Music and the Conservatory. I also wasfortunate to study piano with Don Henry, and am honoured tohave been able to study with renowned BU music teachersEdna Knock, Roberta Lamb, and Joan Linklater, each ofwhom, through their different approaches to elementarymusic education, impacted on the development of my approach.

In YOUR Words

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educational,

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life-longfriendships that

have developed

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colleagues.

If you have some wonderful stories to tell, we invite you to submit articles In YourWords for consideration for this section of the Alumni News magazine.

Please send article and photo to: communications@brandonu.ca or call 204.727.9762 formore information. Articles should be no longer than 500 words.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Dr. Heather Goddard and Kelowna students perform in concert.

ALUMNINEWS

Dr. Heather Goddard andhusband, Dr. Ron Goddard

A Common Thread in a Varied Career—My 20-Year Affiliation with BU

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Even though this may seem like a monumental task, their are certainsteps you can take to make the process of getting the job you want a little biteasier. The first step is to get a sense as to your skills and abilities, but mostimportantly, determine where your interests lie. It is vital that you enjoy yourcareer considering that you may be doing this for the next 30 years. Don’tpanic, statistically, you will actually have several career changes throughoutyour working life but you want to ensure that you enjoy each job.

Your resumé must be current and an accurate and positive reflection of you.Updating your résumé can take time and you do not want to do this the day prior to the application deadline. Samples of both a résumé and a coverletter are available on the Career Planning & Placement Web site athttp://www.brandonu.ca/careers/. Here you will find templates of both documentsthat will assist you when you update your application materials. Once you havecompleted you résumé, ensure that you are 100 percent satisfied withyour document. You must be confident that your resume is the bestrepresentation of you and your skills that is possible to get down on paper.

Once you have a sense as to what types of positions you are looking forand your résumé is updated, you then need to start looking for jobs. The Internet can be extremely useful for identifying potential positionsand there are a number of resources available on the Career Planning &Placement Web site at http://www.brandonu.ca/careers/JB2.HTM .

Good luck with you job search!

For more information, please contact Doug Pople, Brandon University Career Planning and Placement

Officer at pople@brandonu.ca or 204.727.9651. All services are available to current students and alumni

of Brandon University and are provided free of chargeand treated with complete confidentiality.

GETthe Job You Want

By Doug Pople, Brandon University Career Planningand Placement Officer

On January 1, 2004, the Federal Personal Information

Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) came

into force for all organizations across Canada.

Brandon University Alumni Association collects

information about its alumni and friends and is committed

to the protection and privacy of this information. We make

every effort to comply with applicable laws such as the

Manitoba Freedom of Information and Protection of

Privacy Act (FIPPA) and the Federal Personal Information

Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA).

In order for us to offer you affinity programs and services

and to strengthen relationships between graduates and

BU, personal information such as your name, address,

phone number, and other relevant data is used for the

purpose of sending you the Alumni News magazine,

informing you about alumni events, affinity programs and

services, alumni surveys and fundraising initiatives.

Except for the purposes set out above, we will not sell,

barter or lease our alumni database information to any

external agencies.

PIPEDA: Protecting Your Information

Personal Information and Electronic Documents Act

Please return to:Brandon University Alumni Association

270 – 18th Street, Brandon, MB R7A 6A9

Fax: 204.727.4674 E-mail: alumni@brandonu.caToll Free 877.282.4483 or 204.727.9697

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BRANDON UNIVERSITYATHLETICS

The buzz around campus is filled with excitement and anticipation as the Bobcats Athletics program introduces men and women’s volleyball for the upcoming 2005-2006 season.

In addition to the two new teams, three new coaches(Lee Carter, WVB, Russ Paddock, MVB and BarnabyCraddock, MBB) and Xanthe Burch, Athletic Clerkhave joined 2nd year coach Cheryl Kryluk, WBB, tocreate a formidable coaching staff. Our program alsoincludes the expertise of Steve Dzubinski, AthleticTherapist and the services of Dr. Shaun Gauthier.

Your support is being solicited to address one of thechallenges that the Athletics program assumed whenthe University agreed to add the volleyball program,which was to raise $100,000 annually to support:

• Athletic scholarships/bursaries for 60 student athletes.

• Team development initiatives (exhibition games for all four teams and athlete recruitment).

• Equipment.

We are asking you, our alumni, to make a differencein the lives of our young and aspiring student athletes, by supporting the athletics program through one of the four donor programs below.

Adopt-a-Cat, Bobcat Booster Club, Net Worth, orthrough a Scholarship / Bursary donation. All donorprogram supporters are automatically registered toreceive our electronic news bulletin, the Bobcat

Bulletin, featuring new and exciting information aboutBobcat players, teams and upcoming events as wellas receiving a tax receipt.

ADOPT-A-CAT PROGRAMLinks you with an individual student athlete. Cost: $300 per student–athleteBenefits:• Ticket for all regular season home games.• Invitation to Donor Appreciation Social, involving

team players, coaches.

BOBCAT BOOSTER CLUBOur goal is to have anyone who has ever worn theBobcat blue and gold, become a booster club memberCost: $50 per boosterBenefits:• Discount of tickets (50% off on season ticket or

$2 off on regular tickets).

NETWORTHEach volleyball net contains 990 segments (holes).Our goal is to have a sponsor for each one of thesesegments. Cost: $25 per segment.

BOBCAT ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIP FUNDStudent-athletes may receive an award up to thevalue of their full tuition and compulsory fees. Our goal is to provide a scholarship for every studentathlete. The great part of this program is that theProvince of Manitoba can match your donation. Cost: your choice.

HOW TO DONATE:

1 Complete and cut out the Athletics donation form (below) andinsert into the envelope enclosed in this publication.

2 Fill out personal information on envelope.3 Ensure you write Athletics in the blank space on the envelope.

DONOR(S) NAME:

Brandon University Athletics Vision Statement:

“Through integrated programming (academics and athletics), Brandon University will be nationally respected as a leader in

offering student–athletes holistic programs to aide them in their pursuit of athletic and academic excellence”.

The Bobcat family (program) is growing and we need your support!

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DONOR PROGRAM:

Adopt-a-Cat Net Worth Bobcat Booster Bobcat Scholarship

TEAM SUPPORTED:

Men’s Basketball Women’s Basketball

Men’s Volleyball Women’s Volleyball General Athletics

AMOUNT:

For more information about the BU Bobcat program, athletes and coaches,please visit us at www.brandonu.ca/athletics, call Rick Nickelchok, Athletic

Director at 204.727.7405, or e-mail nickelchokr@brandonu.ca

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BOBCAT SCHEDULEMBB WBB MVB WVB

Friday 2-Dec At Manitoba (8) At Manitoba (6:15) At Calgary (8) Alberta (7)Saturday 3-Dec At Manitoba (8) At Manitoba (6:15) At Calgary (8) Alberta (7)Wednesday 28-Dec Kamloops Tournament (NC)Thursday 29-Dec Dalhousie Tournament (NC) SUPER 8 TOURNAMENT Kamloops Tournament (NC)Friday 30-Dec Dalhousie Tournament (NC) SUPER 8 TOURNAMENT Kamloops Tournament (NC)Saturday 31-Dec Dalhousie Tournament (NC) SUPER 8 TOURNAMENTSunday 1-JanThursday 5-Jan At Winnipeg (7)Friday 6-Jan At Calgary (8) At Calgary (6) York Tournament (NC)Saturday 7-Jan At Calgary (8) At Calgary (6) York Tournament (NC)Sunday 8-Jan York Tournament (NC)Friday 13-Jan Regina (8) Regina (6:15) At Winnipeg (7)Saturday 14-Jan Regina (8) Regina (6:15) At Winnipeg (7)Friday 20-Jan UBC (7)Saturday 21-Jan UBC (7)Thursday 26-Jan At Winnipeg (7)Friday 27-Jan Manitoba (8) Manitoba (6:15) At Manitoba (8)Saturday 28-Jan Manitoba (8) Manitoba (6:15) At Manitoba (8)Thursday 2-Feb At Winnipeg (8) At Winnipeg (6:15)Saturday 4-Feb Winnipeg (8) Winnipeg (6:15) At Saskatchewan (3) At Saskatchewan (1:15)Sunday 5-Feb At Saskatchewan (3) At Saskatchewan (1:15)Friday 10-Feb At Regina (8) At Regina (6:15) Regina (8) Regina (6:15)Saturday 11-Feb At Regina (8) At Regina (6:15) Regina (8) Regina (6:15)Friday 17-Feb Playoffs Playoffs Playoffs PlayoffsSaturday 18-Feb Playoffs Playoffs Playoffs PlayoffsSunday 19-Feb Playoffs Playoffs Playoffs PlayoffsFriday 24-Feb Playoffs Playoffs Playoffs PlayoffsSaturday 25-Feb Playoffs Playoffs Playoffs PlayoffsSunday 26-Feb Playoffs Playoffs Playoffs PlayoffsThursday 2-Mar Nationals NationalsFriday 3-Mar Final Four Nationals NationalsSaturday 4-Mar Final Four Nationals NationalsFriday 10-Mar NationalsSaturday 11-Mar NationalsSunday 12-Mar NationalsThursday 16-Mar NationalsFriday 17-Mar NationalsSaturday 18-Mar NationalsSunday 19-Mar Nationals

Tuesday, January 17, 2006The Faculty Concert

“After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing theinexpressible is music.”

–Aldous HuxleyAn annual tradition, the Faculty Concert features the School ofMusic's instructors—committed educators and professionalperformers whose talent is showcased in a varied programme. Fromclassical gems to improvised jazz, this concert is always one of theseason's highlights.

Tuesday, January 31, 2006Michael Cain, jazz pinao

Programme features original works by Cain

American pianist and music educator, Michael Cain, has worked withmany illustrious jazz musicians during his career. The globe-trottingmusician is a faculty member of the prestigious New EnglandConservatory of Music and is the director of the Digital Playground,which enables elementary and high school students to create andrecord their own music.

Tuesday, February 21, 2006Emerado

Rosemarie van der Hooft, mezzo soprano; Mel Braun, baritone; MurkRudoff, 'cello; Laura Loewen, pianoProgramme includes music by Glinka, Tchaikovsky, Beethoven, Mozartand Larsen.Making its pro series debut, Emerado highlights the talents ofmuscians who teach at three Manitoba universities. CanadianMennonite University's van der Hooft and University of Manitoba'sBraun both have extensive performing experience in many genres,from baroque to contemporary works. Loewen, also from the U of M,has worked as a collaborative artist as well as chamber musician inNorth America and Europe. Brandon University's Rudoff is a graduateof the Juilliard School of Music and has performed with orchestras onboth sides of the border, including the Calgary Philharmonic.

Tuesday, March 7, 2006Pierre Réach, piano

Programme: Berlioz-Liszt—Symphonie fantastiqueLongstanding professor at the famed Paris Conservatoire, Reach hasembraced recital and orchestral literature during his career, which haswon him fans all over the globe. His many recordings include highlyacclaimed interpretations of Bach's Goldberg Variations and the pianoversion of Berlioz' Symphonie fantastique.

SCHOOL OF MUSIC PRO SERIES PLUS SCHEDULE

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